Let love be your energy! Janel Parrish gives much
improved performance on Dancing With The Stars... after admitting to
falling for partner Val Chmerkovskiy

They had already steamed up our screens with their powerful chemistry and talk of wanting a ‘blossoming relationship’.

But
now a tender moment suggests Dancing With The Stars partners Janel
Parrish and Valentin Chmerkovskiy may have already moved beyond mere
blossoming.

As
Janel admitted to disappointment at her scores in week one, the cameras
caught the Pretty Little Liars star having an intimate moment with
shirtless Val after he reassured her they had it all to dance for.

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Game, set and love match: Janel
Parrish and Valentin Chmerkovskiy lit up the dance floor after she
admitted she had fallen for the ballroom hunk on Dancing With The Stars

She was seen tenderly touching his cheek, kissing him on the lips - and clearly heard saying: ‘I love you.’

While
they were never asked about the status of their relationship, their
affection appears to have helped them with a far better performance in
week two, being just one point below the night’s top scorer.

But they could not compete with Back To The Future star Lea Thompson whose jive had at least one judge falling over with praise.

As
Carrie Ann Inaba gushed about how Leah was a ‘wild beast’ who was
‘killing it’ she suddenly tumbled off her chair and onto the floor.

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Pretty little fliers: The glided around the dance floor as they delivered their best performance yet

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Quaking in her boots: Janel seemed apprehensive as she waited for the judges to deliver their verdict

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Tickling her fancy: She let out a shriek when she discovered they had won high scores for the night

The
biggest transformation - and perhaps loudest applause - came for quirky
fashion designer Betsey Johnson who was almost voted off after a
wardrobe malfunction left their routine in week one in complete
shambles.

‘It
was the worst experience I ever had in my life,’ Betsey insisted. ‘This
week I’m for a total visual, mental makeover. If I screw this up it’s
over. No more last shot.’

As
well as improving their dance steps, the judges were astonished at
Betsey’s complete image transformation with her hair up and dressed like
an old screen legend.

‘Betsey, I’ve never seen you look so great,’ Len told her. ‘Normally you’ve got all that stuff on - you look fabulous!’

‘All
hail queen Betsey!’ Carrie Ann agreed. ‘You are exquisite. I had no
idea who you were underneath all of that fun stuff. What a
transformation.’

Her
fun-filled foxtrot to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper had a
huge standing ovation from the crowd and all 7s from the judges.

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Design for life: Betsey Johnson was overjoyed after undergoing a minor renaissance

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Not bad for a 72-year-old: She showed remarkable suppleness as she went through her routine

‘He said that he loves me and he wants me to once feel onstage like I’m pretty - and I’ve never felt pretty.’

But one contestant had to be careful about not having too much of a sexy transformation - teenage Duck Dynasty Sadie Robertson.

During
rehearsals, dad Willie Robertson had a video chat to give his approval
on her dresses, turning down some as too sexy and no bigger than ‘dish
towels’.

He
joked that he finally found one he approved of - when she walked out in
her dressing gown. ‘I like it. It looks like, “I just got up - let’s
dance!”,’ he joked.

Carrie
Ann was worried what dad would think of Sadie’s final routine, with her
playing a country girl in a jazz routine to Jason Aldean's Country
Girl.

‘I
think my maternal side is coming out. Was your dad ok with that
routine?’ Carrie Ann asked. ‘It was a little edgy and a little sexy. But
I thought you killed it.’

Julianne called her ‘a natural performer’ but Len said it ‘didn’t quite gel for me’ as he gave her a 7 to the other judges 8s.

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Going quakers: Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson seemed to have a fresh bill of health this week

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Duck hunt: She will be pleased after getting generally positive reviews from the judges

The
most unusual praise of the night came for former underwear model
Antonio Sabato Jr. when Bruno bluntly told him: ‘You've got a very nice
butt. Use it more.’

And perhaps equally unexpected was when UFC legend Randy Couture was accused of not being aggressive enough.

‘You've
got all this incredible sex appeal but it was a little underwhelming,’
Carrie Ann told the mixed martial arts champ after his cha cha.

‘It wasn’t aggressive - I mean you’re a fighter! It was cute but I want to bring out the other side of Randy.’

Couture
- who served six years in the army - wore a vintage military suit for
their cha-cha to the Rolling Stones' Satisfaction that got all 7s.

‘I think we could have a new hip action hero,’ Bruno joked. ‘Plenty of satisfaction in that department.’

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Taking it like a man: Randy Couture managed to laugh it off after being given underwhelming critiques

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Nothing to do with me: Bruno wisely passed the buck when it came to giving Randy harsh criticism

Last
week’s stand-out, former Fresh Prince of Bel Air actor Alfonso Ribeiro,
chose former co-star Will Smith’s hit Gettin' Jiggy Wit It for his
samba - admitting in rehearsals that he was really struggling and ‘super
stressed’.

Wearing
a white suit with blue accents that matched partner Witney Carson’s
skimpy leotard - that almost made her look topless - the routine was
clearly one of the crowd’s favorites.

But the judges all accused him of relying on his best moves rather than adapting to the style in question.

‘You're
going to make everything look wonderful because you have the 'Alfonso
groove’,’ Julianne told him, while Bruno said: ‘Your personal style
charisma and feel for the music is unique and extraordinary. I could
watch you dance forever.’

Carrie
Ann, like the other judges giving an 8, said he gave them ‘the
jiggy-jiggy jam’, but told him: ‘It was a solid performance, but not
your best.’

Talk show host Tavis Smiley seemed to have the toughest week as his book signing tour got in the was of rehearsals.

Panel beater: They were once again impressed by the snake-hipped middle-aged comedy actor

‘I
know you've had a tough week, but unfortunately it showed a bit,’ Len
said after his cha-cha to Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire
which saw him in a 70s disco wig and getting all 7s.

But
the lowest score - all 6s - went to NASCAR champ Michael Waltrip, who
joked that he chose the song Girls in Bikinis just to get pro partner
Emma Slater in a bathing suit.

‘I’d
like to see you in a bikini, I’m not gonna make that up,’ he told her,
before being shown shirtless and in a bikini top himself.

‘The
world needs more of what you got, because all you are is just joy,’
Carrie Ann told him. ‘However, I didn't see much of a samba.’

Bruno,
meanwhile, said said of the routine where he was surrounded by
bikini-glad women: ‘You must be the envy of every American male in the
country. You have the Bond girls - Pussy Galore. It’s very difficult to
keep the concentration going. I'm surprised you finished standing.’

Mean
Girls star Jonathan Bennett faced tough comments, with Len saying his
routine had ‘loads of flim flam, not enough cha cha cha’, but still got a
respectable score with two 7s and two 8s.

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Pec-tacular: Comedian Tommy Chong gave the ladies at home omething to swoon over by ripping open his pink satin shirt

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Seventh heaven: Erin Andrews was clearly delighted the 76-year-old had garnered a good score

YouTube
sensation Bethany Mota, who injured her ankle in rehearsals, got an
even better score with 8s and one 9 - and even better news on Twitter
with a message ‘from Taylor freakin’ Swift!’, as she put it.

‘I'm
not a big Twitter man, I don't blog, but put this in your Twitter
account: That's a great number,’ Len told her after her dance. ‘The best
I've seen tonight.’

Comedian
Tommy Chong was once again a clear crowd favorite - this time partly
because he ripped open his pink satin shirt to show off his chest during
his salsa.

‘The
only way I can describe that is with a bunch of f-words,’ Julianne
said. ‘It was fun, it was fast, the footwork’s awesome. So basically it
was ‘effing fabulous.’

Len, meanwhile, told him he ‘overdosed on fun’. ‘You’re 76 and still working your assets. Well done.’

After
getting 7s, Erin Andrews asked Tommy what message he had to viewers to
keep him and dance pro Peta Murgatroyd in next week.

‘Please
vote for us because if you do we’ll save the world,’ he replied, with
Erin quickly replying: ‘Good luck choreographing that, Peta.’

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